ALBANY, Ga. | Reba Hawkins’ two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Casey Wyatt with the winning run, and the Shelton State Community College softball team opened its season with a 4-3 victory over Georgia Military College in the Darton College Tournament.

Georgia Military College tied it at 3 by scoring three runs in the sixth. In the seventh, Wyatt led off with a walk and moved to second on Kayla McLean’s sacrifice bunt. Wyatt took third when Savannah Smith grounded out and scored on Hawkins’ infield single.

Shelton State got one run in the first inning. Smith hit a two-run home run in the fifth. Kate Benton and Hawkins finished with two hits each.

Winning pitcher Meagan Young set a Shelton State record with 15 strikeouts. The freshman right-hander pitched a complete tame, allowing five hits and one walk.

Tigers drop baseball opener to Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. | The University of West Alabama baseball team dropped it’s season-opening game to the Newberry Wolves, 5-4.

Senior Josh Podoris led the Tigers at the plate with one run, two hits and one RBI.

Barry Meeks pitched six innings, giving up seven hits, two walks and four runs while striking out one. Brett Ivey entered in the seventh inning to strike out four while allowing only one hit and one run. He closed out the eighth inning with three straight strikeouts to maintain a 4-4 score heading into the ninth.

In the Wolves’ ninth, Anthony Siler singled up the middle and advanced to third on a throwing error. The play set up lead-off hitter Jermale Paige, who hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score the winning run.

The Tigers and Wolves play again today at 11 a.m.

UWA men and women host UAH today

LIVINGSTON | The University of West Alabama men’s and women’s basketball teams wrap up a two-game homestand by hosting Gulf South Conference rival Alabama-Huntsville this afternoon at Pruitt Hall.

The women’s game starts at 2 p.m. and the men’s game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students. UWA students are admitted free with a valid student ID card.

UAH has lost four straight games to slip to 8-12 overall, 5-5 in the GSC.

UWA is 9-9 overall, 4-6 in the league after defeating Shorter, 60-46, on Thursday.

The game features the top two scorers in the Gulf South Conference. UWA wing Brittany Weathers leads the league at 20.5 points per game. UAH’s Jasmine Hammon is next at 18.4 per game.

The 11th ranked Chargers are 8-2 to lead the GSC, 15-3 overall. The Tigers have lost two straight and are 7-10, 3-7 in league play.

A win over the first-place Chargers could be a season-changing victory for West Alabama, currently ninth in the GSC standings.

The Tigers will continue to lean on guard Steven Samuels, who has scored at least 20 points in five of the last seven games. Samuels is coming off a career-high 25 points against Shorter on Thursday.

<p>TUSCALOOSA | The Stillman College baseball team opened its season with a 6-0 home win over Loyola-New Orleans on Friday. </p><p>Dustin Dunn was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Fernando Tanaka scored two runs and had one hit with one RBI. </p><p>Cameron Stallings and Kameron McCreless each had one hit and one RBI. </p><p>Tyler Vails (1-0) got the win, pitching four innings with two walks, one hit allowed and four strikeouts. Kevin McNorton got the save.</p><p>Jeffrey Castille (1-1) took the loss. He pitched five innings, giving up six hits and two runs with two walks and one strikeout.</p><p>Stillman had 11 hits and Loyola committed four errors.</p><p>Stillman (1-0) plays Loyola (3-1) today in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.</p><p><b>Lady Bucs win opener on Hawkins' single</b></p><p>ALBANY, Ga. | Reba Hawkins' two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Casey Wyatt with the winning run, and the Shelton State Community College softball team opened its season with a 4-3 victory over Georgia Military College in the Darton College Tournament.</p><p>Georgia Military College tied it at 3 by scoring three runs in the sixth. In the seventh, Wyatt led off with a walk and moved to second on Kayla McLean's sacrifice bunt. Wyatt took third when Savannah Smith grounded out and scored on Hawkins' infield single.</p><p>Shelton State got one run in the first inning. Smith hit a two-run home run in the fifth. Kate Benton and Hawkins finished with two hits each.</p><p>Winning pitcher Meagan Young set a Shelton State record with 15 strikeouts. The freshman right-hander pitched a complete tame, allowing five hits and one walk.</p><p><b>Tigers drop baseball opener to Newberry</b></p><p>NEWBERRY, S.C. | The University of West Alabama baseball team dropped it's season-opening game to the Newberry Wolves, 5-4.</p><p>Senior Josh Podoris led the Tigers at the plate with one run, two hits and one RBI.</p><p>Barry Meeks pitched six innings, giving up seven hits, two walks and four runs while striking out one. Brett Ivey entered in the seventh inning to strike out four while allowing only one hit and one run. He closed out the eighth inning with three straight strikeouts to maintain a 4-4 score heading into the ninth.</p><p>In the Wolves' ninth, Anthony Siler singled up the middle and advanced to third on a throwing error. The play set up lead-off hitter Jermale Paige, who hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score the winning run.</p><p>The Tigers and Wolves play again today at 11 a.m. </p><p><b>UWA men and women host UAH today</b></p><p>LIVINGSTON | The University of West Alabama men's and women's basketball teams wrap up a two-game homestand by hosting Gulf South Conference rival Alabama-Huntsville this afternoon at Pruitt Hall.</p><p>The women's game starts at 2 p.m. and the men's game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students. UWA students are admitted free with a valid student ID card.</p><p>UAH has lost four straight games to slip to 8-12 overall, 5-5 in the GSC. </p><p>UWA is 9-9 overall, 4-6 in the league after defeating Shorter, 60-46, on Thursday.</p><p>The game features the top two scorers in the Gulf South Conference. UWA wing Brittany Weathers leads the league at 20.5 points per game. UAH's Jasmine Hammon is next at 18.4 per game.</p><p>The 11th ranked Chargers are 8-2 to lead the GSC, 15-3 overall. The Tigers have lost two straight and are 7-10, 3-7 in league play.</p><p>A win over the first-place Chargers could be a season-changing victory for West Alabama, currently ninth in the GSC standings. </p><p>The Tigers will continue to lean on guard Steven Samuels, who has scored at least 20 points in five of the last seven games. Samuels is coming off a career-high 25 points against Shorter on Thursday.</p>